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London Steam Railway Holiday

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Lording Around

A Capital adventure

Holiday date: Friday, 26th May 2023
UK
England
5 days for  £889 per person
£1778 for two people sharing
Single supplement £80
Tour reference: LA5/1

A country/city combination like no other sees us staying out of town but taking in the best that the capital has to offer. It is a truly inspirational combination of visits in an imaginative itinerary that will excite and inspire.

Holiday Highlights

London highlights include the Eye, the Air Line, and the Thames Clippers
Steam at Cholsey, Quainton Road and Chinnor
A chance to get on Concorde
Charming Chilterns attractions such as Beckonscot Model Village
A behind the scenes tour at Lords Cricket Ground – howzat!
The Post Office Tunnels Railway

Holiday Itinerary

Day 1 - Friday

 This is a lovely, easy going start. We meet at Watford Junction Station early afternoon and then we are off to Chalfont. The very best electrified branch line awaits – to Chesham and back amid Chiltern countryside! Our afternoon continues to Beckonscot – a truly remarkable place and the world’s oldest model village complete with railways throughout.

Meals: Dinner
Day 2 - Saturday

Well, well, well (that’s 3 more holes in the ground! – as they say!), but gawd blimey, we are going to be bowled over unless we keep a good eye in! So, - to London we go for great views of the capital from the London Eye. No views at all at the Post Office Tunnels but an eye opening behind the scenes tour of Lords Cricket Ground might be your holiday highlight.

Meals: Breakfast,Dinner
Day 3 - Sunday

This is our countryfied day as we are off to The Chilterns and rural Buckinghamshire. We’ll start in Oxfordshire actually at the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway before heading into HS2 land with a visit to the extensive Buckinghamshire Railway Centre at Quainton Road. Then, it’s rail from Aylesbury to Princes Risborough where our next steam train awaits to take us chugging down to Chinnor. This line is lovely and passes a cricket pitch, where you may see some action, as red kites circle above.

Meals: Breakfast,Dinner
By Oxyman - Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5162330
Day 4 - Monday

A bank holiday bonanza, as we set off to the home of motor racing and aviation (don’t miss a “flight” On Concorde!) that is Brooklands. This place also houses the best bus/transport museum in the whole of Chertsey! Ever had a Great Cockrow experience?! Then join us for one at the most incredible small gauge railway in the world. We are confident we can excite you with a local surprise or two on our way back for our final evening with cross Gerrard!

Meals: Breakfast,Dinner
By Kane L S Smith - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23065428
Day 5 - Tuesday

A lovely last morning aboard a Salters Steamer (that doesn’t!) to Windsor. On board will be a buffet to enjoy during the best Thames cruise there is. A final dash around the M25 sees us back at Watford Junction for homeward bound journeys to commence early afternoon.

Meals: Breakfast,Lunch

Railways

Great Cockrow Railway

7 1/4" gauge, fully signalled, railway running on a 2000 yard track.

Our Hotel(s)

4 Star

The Bull Hotel, Gerrards Cross

The Bull Hotel oozes olde worlde charm and features a well-appointed restaurant and bar with lovely gardens and lounges to relax in at the end of the day. All the rooms have the usual features one would expect in a well-established 4 star – and there is even a duck pond over the road!

Features and Facilities

Free WiFi
Telephone
US and EU electrical sockets
Hairdryer
Flat-screen TV
Iron and ironing board
Laptop-size safe
Laundry and dry cleaning
Room service available 24 hours
Smoke and vape free
Tea and coffee making facilities

What's included

Transport

All heritage railway rides
All public transport journeys, in standard class accommodation
Private coach transfers throughout the holiday

Entertainment

All entrances
Detailed itinerary/information pack
Services of courier throughout

Accommodation

Hotel accommodation on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis

Treats

Buffet lunch on the Thames

What's not included

Travel to/from the holiday start point
Personal holiday insurance
Porterage
Other lunches
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